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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

electress

/ih-lek-tris/US // ɪˈlɛk trɪs //

电器人,电器,电器师,女郎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Examples

  • In the Electress of Saxony she found a friend whose affection for her continued to the latest period of life.

  • The electress was a woman of sense, honour, virtue, and religion; and her letters were replete with kindness.

  • The incident produced a bad effect upon the Electress, who is said to be irritable and scornful.

  • The Electress will not receive Lady Hamilton, on account of her former dissolute life.

  • The kindly Electress received her as a sister, though she quite realised the difficulty of proving her right to the name.

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